High-water mark
676.5488
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5488 at The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-22
HEAD COUNTRY II
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1502 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-03-08
latest 2017-09-15
Best ToY finish
#1325
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.20 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.40 (+12.80)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.05
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.94 · weakest Brisket (157.95)
Road miles
1,800
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
640.40 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.
- 4 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 53%
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIGSKIN Q CREW in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015-03-06).
- last seen 2013-04-05
- back 2015-03-06
Chicken nemesis
5 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1525
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HEAD COUNTRY II)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HEAD COUNTRY II has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Level with HEAD COUNTRY II on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after HEAD COUNTRY II did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 146.2854 | 160.94 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 136.5712 | 160.82 | top 51% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 145.1432 | 160.69 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 142.2854 | 157.95 | top 58% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.5 yrs
2013-03-08 → 2017-09-15
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
5 of 9 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.94 · weakest Brisket (157.95)
Walk rate
56%
a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
640.40
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
289
149–216 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,800
9 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi
Schedule strength
1567
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2015-03-06
Power rating
1492
peak 1502 · #3533 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3484 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score676.5488 The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig
- Peak power rating (1502) The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2015-05-01 |
| +3.5 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig | 2016-07-22 |
| +2.8 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | 2015-09-18 |
| +1.3 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2015-04-03 |
| +1.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon | 2013-04-05 |
| -9.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-07-28 |
| -3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-06 |
| -0.5 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2017-09-15 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.7% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 94% | 94% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.6% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 87.9% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-15 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 25 / 38 (635.9316) | 25 (161.7256) | 23 (159.9888) | 26 (159.9428) | 28 (154.2744) |
| 2017-07-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA | 28 / 30 (645.6916) | 30 (151.9656) | 12 (168.0116) | 26 (161.7488) | 17 (163.9656) |
| 2016-07-22 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS | 30 / 49 (676.5488) | 27 (170.8688) | 39 (166.2400) | 26 (170.2972) | 25 (169.1428) |
| 2015-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK | 17 / 32 (652.5024) | 19 (164.0000) | 24 (155.9884) | 9 (169.6912) | 15 (162.8228) |
| 2015-05-01 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 27 / 81 (655.3372) | 4 (175.4172) | 33 (162.8688) | 54 (158.7884) | 38 (158.2628) |
| 2015-04-03 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 19 / 34 (634.8456) | 24 (153.1200) | 7 (165.7600) | 26 (155.4400) | 14 (160.5256) |
| 2015-03-06 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 20 / 29 (659.3484) | 24 (162.2628) | 11 (166.8456) | 4 (172.0000) | 20 (158.2400) |
| 2013-04-05 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 45 / 52 (570.2852) | 32 (146.2854) | 45 (136.5712) | 35 (145.1432) | 40 (142.2854) |
| 2013-03-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX | 14 / 29 (633.1422) | 8 (162.8570) | 6 (165.1426) | 22 (153.1428) | 18 (151.9998) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1890 (115 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #1460 (190 pts) | #1937 (115 pts) | #1623 (155 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1467 (168 pts) | #1760 (123 pts) | #1124 (288 pts) | #1209 (263 pts) | #1390 (193 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1325 (184 pts) | #1244 (224 pts) | #1210 (244 pts) | #1656 (144 pts) | #1460 (164 pts) |